Waithaka eyes Tokyo Olympics success

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Stanley Waithaka is confident his stay in Japan will play a major role in his quest to shine at the Olympic Games set for this summer. The delayed ...

JAPAN , Olympic Games , Stanley Waithaka

Rono, Cherotich shine at AK meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Africa Junior 3000m bronze medallist Gideon Rono stunned Commonwealth Games 10000m bronze medallist Rodgers Kwemoi to win the men's 5000m race as the ...

AK meet

Lemotit Athletics Camp – the reservoir that keeps giving

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert KiprotichChief athletics writer As the National Cross Country Championships nears, the stakes couldn't have been higher for Lemotit Athletics...

Kericho , Lemotit Athletics Camp , Londiani , National Cross Country Championship , Paul Kemei

AK supremo Tuwei expects stiff competition at National XC

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert KiprotichChief athletics writer Athletics Kenya (AK) President Jackson Tuwei is expecting stiff competition at the National Cross Country Cha...

Africa Cross Country Championships , Athletics Kenya , Jackson Tuwei , Lome , National Cross Country Championships , Ngong Race Course , Togo

Chebet extends dominance at Nairobi Cross Country meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Sandrafelis Chebet won a record third Nairobi Region Cross Country Championships on Sunday as Lemotit Athletics Camp once again dominated competition ...

Nairobi Cross Country , Sandrafelis Chebet

Olympic cancellation would be a ‘tragedy’ – AK chief Tuwei

By Kiprotich Kimetto,

The Athletics Kenya (AK) president Jackson Tuwei has said cancellation of the Olympics would cast a huge mental burden upon athletes as he backed the ...

Jackson Tuwei , olympics , Tokyo 2020

Camp early for 10,000m Olympics gold, advises Letting

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Iciain Nairobi Veteran athletics coach David Letting has called upon Athletics Kenya and the National Olympics Committee, to co-opt expert tact...

10000m , Athletics Kenya , David Letting , gold , Naftali Temu , Noc-k , Tokyo Olympics

AK issues running shoes to junior athletes ahead of World U20

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Junior athletes at Tiloa Athletics Training Camp in Kuresoi North, Nakuru County got a massive shot in the arm in their preparations for the World Und...

Athletics Kenya , Barnaba Korir , shoes , World Under-20 Championship

Mneria braced for Prisons Cross Country title defence

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Charles Mneria is raring to defend his 10km title at the Kenya Prisons Cross Country Championships set for Saturday at the Prisons Staff Training Coll...

Charles Mneria , Prisons Cross country

2020 review: No respite as doping cases plague Kenyan athletes

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert KiprotichChief athletics writer Year 2020 will go down as one to forget for Kenyan athletes owing to the high profile sanctions imposed on th...

Daniel Wanjiru , Doping offences , Elijah Manangoi , kenya , Kenyan Athletes , Wherebouts failure , Wilson Kipsang

AK to honour Kenya’s pioneer athletes at 70th anniversary

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenya’s founding athletes will be the focal point when Athletics Kenya (AK) commemorates 70 years of its existence  on Tuesday. The event will a...

Athletics Kenya , Celebrate 70th anniversary , Julius Kirwa , Pioneer athletes

County gov’ts urged to partner with AK to build athletics camps

By Bernard Rotich,

County governments have been urged to partner with Athletics Kenya (AK) to build world class athletics camps across the country. Kennedy Tonui, the...

Atheltics Kenya , Athletics Camps , COUNTY GOVERNMENTS , Kennedy Tonui

Junior athletes hail AK, AIU for anti-doping training

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Upcoming athletes have lauded Athletics Kenya (AK) for introducing an anti-doping seminar which focused on the budding athletes. The four-day seminar...

anti-doping seminar , Athletics Kenya , Junior athletes

Win clean – AK, AIU tell Kenyan athletes at seminar

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Run clean and win clean- was the clarion call as some 35 athletes drawn from Western and North Rift regions converged in Kitale as the four-day virtua...

AIU , Atheltics Integrity Unit , Athletics Kenya , Jackson Tuwei , training , Winning clean

AK, AIU target juniors in anti-doping programme

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) will  train their focus on the junior athletes as the annual athletes’ conference kicks off on Wednesday in Kitale, Trans Nzoi...

anti-doping , Athletics Kenya , Barnaba Korir , World Under-20 Championships

Hard work begins as AK picks junior athletes for WU20 program

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

After two days of thrilling action at the Nyayo Stadium, Athletics Kenya (AK) is set to reveal junior athletes to undergo further training in preparat...

Athletics Kenya , nyayo stadium , Pre-trials , World Uunder-20 team

Rono shines as World Under-20 trials begin

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Africa 3000m junior bronze medallist Gideon Rono won the 5000m race as the preliminary trials for the World Under-20 Championships kicked off Friday a...

Juniors fired up for WU20 Trials

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Fireworks are expected when the Athletics Kenya (AK) preliminary trials for the World Under-20 Championships kicks off on Friday at the Nyayo National...

Athletics Kenya releases season calendar

By Stanley Mativo,

Athletics Kenya (AK) has released its calendar for the 2020/2021 season which also includes the World Under-20 Championships pre-trial and Mountain Ru...

502 juniors to compete at World Under-20 trials

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Some 502 junior athletes will congregate at the Nyayo Stadium on Friday for a two-day pre-trial event for the World Under-20 Championships. The nat...

Junior athletes , nyayo stadium , Pre-trial event , World Under-20 Championships